Are You Ready For Some Football - Season 2

I am SO EXCITED that Football Season for IHM is BACK! We had our 1st Scrimmage vs. Guardian Angels this past Sunday.

I was very nervous for Will's team - K1. 23 players, only 5 played last year and about 1/2 are tiny little Kindergarteners.

I.WAS.WRONG.

Will's team came out and scored 6 times in the 1st 8 plays...WILL getting the 2nd TD of the game! 40 Yard Rush! SO PROUD!! Final score 36-6.

Jack's team did not disappoint either. They won 18-6 with Jack catching 2 passes - the 1st attempts and completions for his team ever! Considering he was double-teamed most of the game he did outstanding. So proud to see him get tackled, knocked down and held but STILL gets right back up. He got a little mad towards the end at the kid holding him - I love his ferocious spirit!

2012 Angel Bowl at Guardian Angels - K1 and 2nd Grade Teams

#14 Will Goshorn

#40 Jack Goshorn

1st Day of School

It was rough getting up this morning...but a little easier with new school shoes and pancakes for breakfast!
Here we go, 2012-2013 IHM School Year...Be a good one!

Will-almost 7

Jack - almost 8

My boys

Me and my boys - love them!

End Of Summer

Since tomorrow is the 1st day of school for the boys I thought I would recap our August...

Yoder trip, including a Tin Caps Game!

Will even got a ball - thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Somebody.....

learned to ride a 2-wheel bike! No more Goshorns with training wheels!

Last summer trip to the Zoo with our Peeps - The Markarians

Boys were Runner-Up in their Summer Basketball League

Enjoying Cade for a few days and celebrating Sam's Birthday

Now...on to school. And Football. And Soccer. And BUSY! Happy School Year!

Lucky for Me

Fall of 1995. Sophomore Year at Hanover. Living in Wiley with Sarah, down the hall from 2 of my besties, Ju and Brit. I met some new girls my age that I am still friends with - Jessica and Kristin - and also met the OLDER GIRLS. The girls I was intimidated by. The girls that had an extra year under their belt. They were so cool, knew everyone and walked with a presence. You know those girls. The ones that come home from a late night of having fun with their friends and ride their bike down the middle of the hallway like they own the joint.

Werner was one of those girls. One of the "Angelas" - there were 4 of them, one cooler than the next. She had the prime room at the end of the hall with the best loft I had ever seen - she had electricity and lights on it! She would sit in a lawn chair in her room, drinking a bottle of Boone's farm and you knew she meant business.

Lucky for me, we began to speak to one another. Lucky for me, she invited me (ME!) to come in, sit awhile in a lawn chair and have a bottle of Boone's with her. Lucky for me, we became friends. Lucky for me, we both stayed independent and became roommates the following year.

LUCKY FOR ME - we are still friends to this day and now our children are good friends.

Sam

Zac

Ben and Angela

Our crazy Crews

Lucky for me, indeed!

Christmas in July

The 4th of July means our Annual Soucie/Sorg Christmas in July Weekend. Our families have been friends since before any of us kids were a twinkle in an eye...and it is awesome to now have a 3rd generation lovig one another. What a special bond we all have.

Old tradition - celebrate the July birthdays - Brooke and Alexandra. 

 

 

 

 

 

New Tradition - PINATA!

Waiting in line for their turn with the bat.

Lilah double fistin' it.

Thank God for the water slide!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Traditional Kids Picture

The Official Portrait

New this year - Final Evening Dance Party!

So much fun had by all 29 of us. Can't wait til next year!

The Big Leagues

 
Our last week of baseball we were lucky enough to have a scrimmage game at UC's Baseball Field. One of the boys' coaches is an Assistant Coach for UC and he arranged for the boys to play, see the locker rooms and pretend to be "Big Leaguers" for the day! The boys had a ball...I think the Dads had even more fun!

My gum-chewing 3rd Baseman

My Slugger

My Boys

My Boys and their Best Buddy, Andrew

Of course the girls could not be left out! Here is Brooke and Andrew's sisters.

Sad Baseball Season is over. But one week til Football starts! Let the madness begin!

Kings Island Extravaganza!

Lucky for us, Uncle Robbie and Aunt Stacy took us all to Kings Island for a few days of fun. We spent the first day at the water park and the second day at the amusement park. My kids first trip - they loved it!

Will rode everything he could. Jack did too, until the Giant Ship ride. He came off there white as a ghost and said "I don't feel good." I know that all too well...just looking at a roller coaster makes me vomit. He recovered at the end for a few water rides.

Biog Boy Bubs got to ride a few things too!

And these 2 had a blast! We can't wait to go back. Thanks Uncle Robbie and Aunt Stacy!